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Community Update
Hello! Your friendly mod PassingDuchy again with a few community updates!
Reddit and Discord Hobby Drama communities
I did reach out to both communities. The response from both is that they're not interested in affiliating. As such we won't be linking to either community in the sidebar to respect their wishes. Going forward please don't send either community messages about partnering with this community (though I appreciate everyone who did! It was a big help).
Reposting
Based on the previous discussion post we will be encouraging an opt-out request be sent to authors, but not requiring. The only requirement currently is that the full text is reposted and a link to the original post is included at the top or bottom of the repost.
14 Day Rule
The 14 day rule for all drama being concluded (outside of Round Up) will remain instituted.
Post Titles
As Lemmy doesn't currently have flairs/tags, we will be requiring a litt

That Time EA Accidentally Implemented Sexual Assault as a Gameplay Feature in the Sims 4
This is a repost. I am not the original author (see disclaimer at the bottom).
Content warning: discussion of sexual assault for procreation purposes in the Sims 4
Friendly Introduction
Ah, The Sims, the virtual dollhouse game franchise that has no competitors and keeps churning out content and drama with no end in sight. The game where for over two decades people have been murdering their Sims by drowning or starving them. You know the one.
The Sims 4 drama often revolves around the release of new packs with broken or unsatisfying features like the Wedding Pack that failed to deliver on its promise to have guests sit down and watch the wedding. Additionally, there’s a huge modding scene creating anything from script mods to cosmetic items that isn’t exactly drama-free. The pro-paywall and ant